Need some advice for budget gaming build

jlr01 · Dec 7, 2012

Hello everyone,

I'm planning to build a new budget gaming pc and I'm somehow not sure of the hardware (I can't find any reviews for the mobo) so could you please help me out and lend me some advice?

I live in the Philippines and our budget for the build is 20,000 pesos (about 480USD) with monitor,keyboard and mouse included.

Here's the website where I looked up for the parts.

http://dynaquestpc.com/index.php/

(i'm plan on playing WoW, Dragon Nest and COD Modern Warfare on at least medium graphics )

well, here's the build:

Processor: AMD Trinity A6-5400K
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A75M-D3H
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 500GB Sata 6Gb/s
ODD: LiteOn iHAS124 24x Multi Format DVDWriter
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws 4GB (4GBx1) 1333 CL9
Casing: Antec ONE Mid-Tower Case
PSU: Seasonic 520W S12II-520 80PLUS Bronze
Monitor: LG E1642C 15.6" Led Monitor
Keyboard and Mouse: Logitech MK120 Corded Desktop Combo
Speakers: Creative SBS A60 2.0 Speaker System

Thank you everyone for the help and God bless. :hello:

alvine · Dec 7, 2012

looks good, try to get a 2 x 2gb ram instead of four sticks

swifty_morgan · Dec 7, 2012

the APU's work best with faster ram and are made to be efficient with 1866 memory. So make the extra monetary sacrifice and get 2 - 2gig sticks of 1866 memory.

empty213 · Dec 7, 2012

fm2 boards are new, you can check youtube for video reviews to check the board. anyways gigabyte is always a good manufacturer.

jlr01 · Dec 8, 2012

swifty_morgan :

I see, about the 1866 memory.......I can only find 8 Gigs. (I think 8 gigabytes is a bit too much)

http://dynaquestpc.com/index.php/components-2/memory/lo-dimm-long-ddr3-1333-1600-2133-1866-ddr2-gskill-amd-emaxx-kingston-team-elite-geil-ripjaws-x-corsair/ddr3-1866-pc3-14900-gskill-amd-emaxx-kingston-team-elite-geil-ripjaws-x-corsair-lo-dimm-long.html

swifty_morgan · Dec 8, 2012

can't you purchase from some other place ? and it doesn't have to have fancy heat spreaders and a high end name either.

jlr01 · Dec 8, 2012

swifty_morgan :

No, sorry. This is the only place where I can find a Trinity A6 APU, secondly I think I won't be needing those heat spreaders. It's just a budget gaming pc (I won't be overclocking it either)and three, please do keep in mind that I live in the Philippines and not in the United States.

Still, thank you to you and everyone for helping me out with my build.

empty213 · Dec 9, 2012

if you live in Manila, try PCHub, or pcnetmiles..

jlr01 · Dec 11, 2012

empty213 :

Sorry, I couldn't find the parts at the pcnetmiles pricelist and the parts at PCHub costs almost the same at DynaQuest.

Thanks though!

http://assets.hardwarezone.com/retailer_pricelist/PCNetmilesParts_0.pdf

http://www.tipidpc.com/useritems.php?username=PCHub

empty213 · Dec 13, 2012

ahhh, goodluck though..

get the 8gb kit, it will help! 😀

mohit9206 · Dec 13, 2012

for your budget i would suggest you completely forego the APU build and instead look at budget intel based build which will allow you to get a better graphics card.
i would suggest something like
pentium G860
gigabyte H61
radeon 7750
and the rest of your selected components
i bet this would be a much better gaming build because both the cpu and graphics are much better than the ones you selected

jlr01 · Dec 13, 2012

mohit9206 :

I understand that an intel processor with a separate dedicated graphics card would truly be a better gaming build, but we (our family) would just like to have a budget friendly computer that can play the games that I have said. (I'm a bit concerned with the power consumption as well and I still don't have a job yet. I'm still studying in college).

but, thanks for the tip. Atleast I feel a bit more confident with the components that I had chosen. 😀

by the way, do you think the motherboard would support the memory card? Thanks.

nix327 · Dec 13, 2012

jlr01 · Dec 13, 2012

nix327 :

nix327, that isn't an antec VP 450, it's a corsair VS450 (and it's a no, I've been looking for some reviews and some say that it's best that I avoid it) and I chose the AMD APU option because I didn't want to have to buy a dedicated graphics card and that it wouldn't add up to the power consumption.(I know It won't play all the latest games but, I just want to play some of them with good graphics. No offense guys 🙁 .)

p.s. (Thanks for the casing, it's good as the first one (It also has an air filter) and cheaper too. By the way, what do you think of this one? http://dynaquestpc.com/index.php/components-2/chassis/mid-tower/aerocool-vs3-midtower-gaming-case-casing.html

http://www.aerocool.com.tw/index.php/products/chassis/30-pgsv/174-vs-3-advance)

thanks for the help 😀

nix327 · Dec 13, 2012

jlr01 :

I'm not able to find anything on the aerocool case..go with NZXT gamma

edit: gamma is not a good looking case..but you won't have any problems while building your pc. I don't know if aerocool is a good brand.

empty213 · Dec 14, 2012

jlr01 :

adik ng mga intel fanboys.. HAHA

jlr01 · Dec 15, 2012

nix327 :

Well, the things that I liked about the case are : 1) It has cable management and 2) It has a filter for the PSU.

by the way, what can you say about this one?

http://www.fractal-design.com/?view=product&prod=61

just curious. thanks

nix327 · Dec 15, 2012

jlr01 :

Fractal design 1000 is not bad either..go for it.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/antec-three-hundred-enermax-staray-cooler-master-elite-430,2707.html

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/nzxt-gamma-rosewill-challenger-silverstone-precision,2723.html

empty213 · Dec 16, 2012

Going for either the Antec, Aerocool, or Fractal is fine..

jlr01 · Jul 2, 2014

Thanks everyone for the help. ^_^. Sorry It took me 2 years to reply. We only got our PC this year. Still thanks everyone!

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